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Identifying Pro Mini 5v and 3.3v, Is this correct/safe ?

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  • Cliff KarlssonC Offline
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    I have a bunch of Pro minis witch have been mixed. I looked for a way to identify them in a easy way but never found any method that was understandeble to me. But now I just found a super easy way.

    Connect 5v to RAW/GND, use a multimeter to check the power of VCC/GND. It shows 3.3v or 4.8-5v.

    The post was written by "CrossRoads" on the arduino.cc forum.

    Can you measure the VCC pin when power is applied to Raw? If its 3.3V, then you've got a 3.3V/8MHz board.
    The chip itself will happily run at 3.3V or 5V.
    

    Is it really this easy?

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    • Cliff KarlssonC Cliff Karlsson

      I have a bunch of Pro minis witch have been mixed. I looked for a way to identify them in a easy way but never found any method that was understandeble to me. But now I just found a super easy way.

      Connect 5v to RAW/GND, use a multimeter to check the power of VCC/GND. It shows 3.3v or 4.8-5v.

      The post was written by "CrossRoads" on the arduino.cc forum.

      Can you measure the VCC pin when power is applied to Raw? If its 3.3V, then you've got a 3.3V/8MHz board.
      The chip itself will happily run at 3.3V or 5V.
      

      Is it really this easy?

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      fets
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      @Cliff-Karlsson yep, that's what I did

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        emc2
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        If you have good eyes most of the time you can look at the onboard power regulator if it says 5, or 50 (5V) or 33 (3.3V)

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          On my 5V minis, the 16mhz crystal is much larger (long silver oval component stamped 16.00) than on 3.3v. At least on mine.

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